Pictured: Don Buchanan (left of center) was thrilled to be drawn as the winner of the Marbridge Super Bowl Raffle with the NFL Alumni Association – Austin Chapter.
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A Super Bowl Party for the Records
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Another touchdown with the NFL Alumni Association of Austin at Marbridge’s Super Bowl Raffle Party. This year’s raffle part was held at The Fieldhouse at The Crossover on Thursday, December 7 with a great turnout of guests and NFL Alumni.
This year’s winners were:
First Place
Don Buchanan
Second Place
Caleb Noel
Third Place
Muasir Khalil
There were also 11 guests who took home amazing prizes from raffles only available during the event. It was an awesome night of great food, friends, and memories.
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Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and attended the party. Your incredible support enables us to serve the residents at Marbridge where they can learn, experience, and achieve a whole new life.
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Pictured: Sally and Bill, the Elf – drawing by Jenny, resident at The Village.
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Santa’s Big Mistake is a story written by Ellen, a Villa resident that wants to share Christmas joy with everyone this holiday season. She hopes this story will get you into the Christmas spirit.
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Santa’s Big Mista ke
by Ellen, Resident at The Villa
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Once at the North Pole, where Santa lives and works, there was an elf who was smaller than the other elves. His name was Bill. Bill wore reflective clothing so he would be seen because he was so small. When he was younger, he was usually chosen last for games because of his size. BUT that didn’t stop him from being jolly. He just took it with a grain of salt.
Bill had special job. Because of his good nature, Santa built a special cart for Bill to use in the workshop. Bill drove the tools to and from the workshop when the other elves needed them.
Bill was so popular and helpful that Santa decided to make a doll that looked like Bill. The dolls were all the exact same size and shape as Bill and wore the same kind of clothes he did!
On Christmas Eve, Santa filled his sleigh with all the toys children all over the world asked for including the popular Bill the Doll. When he had completed his rounds and went back home to the North Pole, there was a big problem. The other elves could not find Bill. They looked for him everywhere! Unknowingly to Santa, he had packed Bill with all of the Bill Dolls.
Bill was the only elf that could fit in the equipment cart, so all operations were stopped.
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Bill ended up under the tree of a little girl named Sally Wu. Santa had wrapped Bill like any other gift. When Sally tore off the paper and opened the box, she found Bill asleep.
Upon waking up he said, “Oh dear, I don’t think I belong here. Where are the other elves, where is Santa?”
Sally was surprised and immediately felt bad for Bill. “Oh, what are we ever going to do? I’ll write a letter to Santa to see if he can come and get you.”
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Pictured: Bill, the Elf surprises Sally on Christmas morning – drawing by Lauren, resident at The Ranch.
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Pictured: Sally and Bill have a great time while waiting for Santa – drawing by Cassie, resident at The Ranch.
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Together they wrote the following letter to Santa:
Dear Santa,
When you dropped off my Christmas gift, what a wonderful surprise, but I think you accidentally gave me a REAL ELF!
I was wondering if you could come and swap Bill for another doll so that he can go home. He misses you terribly.
Sincerely,
Sally Wu
They put the letter in the mail right away and waited…
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While Bill was at Sally’s home, he learned how to eat with chopsticks, he attended a tea party with Sally’s dolls, he played the piano, and learned about baseball.
About a week later, Santa received the letter from Sally Wu. Santa said, “We found Bill. He was under the Christmas tree at Sally Wu’s home. We need to go get him.”
Santa made a special trip to pick up Bill and brought Sara a new doll.
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About the author: Ellen’s creative and outgoing personality led her to sharing this original story for the Christmas season. Ellen is kind and caring, and often seen in The Villa community leading numerous activities, including the resident council each month. Ellen has participated in the annual Christmas program and other campus wide activities.
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Marbridge Annual Christmas Program
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The Nutcracker: Revenge of the Mice final performance
Friday, December 15 at 7:00 P.M. in Victory Hall on the Marbridge campus.
The show is free and open to the public, but our “Helping Hands” class is hosting a fundraiser for the Central Texas Food Bank. They ask that you bring two non-perishable items they can collect and donate during the holiday season.
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Carrie, Resident – The Ranch
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“I like my cardio classes, I like town trips, and I get to do a lot of fun things.” – Carrie, resident at The Ranch
“Since moving back to The Ranch, Carrie has lost over 40 lbs. and she is so proud of herself for this accomplishment. She feels better and can participate in more outings.”
– Mary Jane Powers, Assistant Director of The Ranch
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Jeff Hess, Instructor – Training & Education
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“I enjoy watching the residents laugh and have a good time in class. I try to make each one feel special and be there for them if they need [someone] to talk to.”
– Jeff Hess, T&E Instructor
“I like the things that we learn, and make, and eat in class. He makes it a lot of fun.” – Megan, resident of The Village
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